The experimental firmware for the Atari 2600+ has been released. I have missed a couple of releases so here are the recent changes :
1.1x-r5
- 2600
- Reverted to Stella standard palette for NTSC (until consensus on palette)
- Game-specific fixes:
- HERO 2 (both cartridge variants now work)
- Tower of Rubble (PAL60) correct palette
- Pinky the Panda (PAL60) correct palette
- Juno First (PAL60) correct palette
- L.E.M. (PAL60) correct palette
1.1x-r4
- 2600
- Supported controller detection fix
- Game-specific fixes:
- Tarzan compatibility (original dump and F6 fix)
- Astroblast: Joystick or paddle detection (port 1)
- Smurf (wF8 bankswitch format)
- Zaxxon (wF8 bankswitch format)
- Zippy the Porcupine (PAL60) correct palette
- Amoeba Jump (PAL60) correct palette
- 7800
- Maria transparency fix
1.1x-r3
- General
- “No Game Detected” message.
- Cartridge dumping/reading process updates (timeouts, size checks, etc.).
- 2600
- Many significant performance optimizations.
- Updated NTSC palette
- Game-specific fixes:
- Pitfall II (support cart size)
- Space Instigators (force PAL)
- Thrust+ (Continuous thrust issue fix)
- Additional Brik180 fixes (more variants)
- 7800
- Game-specific fixes:
- Froggie (Pokey detection)
- Phoenix prototype support
You can find more information about the updates and how to update on the Atari Age Forum post here.
